Mark 4:2
New International Version
He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said:

New Living Translation
He taught them by telling many stories in the form of parables, such as this one:

English Standard Version
And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them:

Berean Standard Bible
And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

Berean Literal Bible
And He began teaching them many things in parables, and in His teaching He was saying to them,

King James Bible
And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,

New King James Version
Then He taught them many things by parables, and said to them in His teaching:

New American Standard Bible
And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching,

NASB 1995
And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching,

NASB 1977
And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching,

Legacy Standard Bible
And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching,

Amplified Bible
And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said to them,

Christian Standard Bible
He taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said to them:

American Standard Version
And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teaching,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He was teaching them in many parables, and he said in his teaching:

Contemporary English Version
He used stories to teach them many things, and this is part of what he taught:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his doctrine:

English Revised Version
And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teaching,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He used stories as illustrations to teach them many things. While he was teaching them, he said,

Good News Translation
He used parables to teach them many things, saying to them:

International Standard Version
He began teaching them many things in parables. While he was teaching them he said,

Literal Standard Version
and He taught them many things in allegories, and He said to them in His teaching:

Majority Standard Bible
And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

New American Bible
And he taught them at length in parables, and in the course of his instruction he said to them,

NET Bible
He taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching said to them:

New Revised Standard Version
He began to teach them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them:

New Heart English Bible
And then he taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,

Webster's Bible Translation
And he taught them many things by parables, and said to them in his doctrine,

Weymouth New Testament
Then He proceeded to teach them many lessons in figurative language; and in His teaching He said,

World English Bible
He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,

Young's Literal Translation
and he taught them many things in similes, and he said to them in his teaching:

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Context
The Parable of the Sower
1Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore. 2And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said, 3“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.…

Cross References
Matthew 13:3
And He told them many things in parables, saying, "A farmer went out to sow his seed.

Mark 3:23
So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: "How can Satan drive out Satan?

Mark 4:3
"Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

Mark 4:11
He replied, "The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,

Mark 10:1
Then Jesus left that place and went into the region of Judea, beyond the Jordan. Again the crowds came to Him and He taught them, as was His custom.

Mark 12:1
Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.


Treasury of Scripture

And he taught them many things by parables, and said to them in his doctrine,

by parables.

Mark 4:11,34
And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: …

Mark 3:23
And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

Psalm 49:4
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

in his.

Mark 12:38
And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,

Matthew 7:28
And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:

John 7:16,17
Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me…

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Mark 4
1. The parable of the sower,
14. and the meaning thereof.
21. We must communicate the light of our knowledge to others.
26. The parable of the seed growing secretly;
30. and of the mustard seed.
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(2) In his doctrine.--Better, in His teaching.

Verse 2. - He taught them many things in parables. This was a new system of teaching. For some months he had taught directly. But as he found that this direct teaching was met in some quarters with unbelief and scorn, he abandoned it for the less direct method of the parable. The parable (παραβολή) is etymologically the setting forth of one thing by the side of another, so that the one may be compared with the other. The parable is the truth presented by a similitude. It differs from the proverb inasmuch as it is necessarily figurative. The proverb may be figurative, but it need not of necessity be figurative. The parable is often an expanded proverb, and the proverb a condensed parable. There is but one Hebrew word for the two English words "parable" and "proverb," which may account for their being frequently interchanged. The proverb (Latin) is a common sentiment generally accepted. The parable (Greek) is something put by the side of something else. Theologically, it is something in the world of nature which finds its counterpart in the world of spirit. The parable attracts attention, and so becomes valuable as a test of character. It reveals the seekers after truth, those who love the light. It withdraws the light from those who love darkness. And said unto them in his doctrine (ἐν τῇ διδαχῇ αὐτοῦ); literally, in his teaching, namely, that particular mode of teaching which he bad just introduced; "he taught them" (ἐδίδασκεν). He said, "in his teaching" (ἐν τῇ διδαχῇ αὐτοῦ).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
and
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

He taught
ἐδίδασκεν (edidasken)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1321: To teach, direct, admonish. A prolonged form of a primary verb dao; to teach.

them
αὐτοὺς (autous)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

many things
πολλά (polla)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 4183: Much, many; often.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

parables.
παραβολαῖς (parabolais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3850: From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage.

And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

teaching
διδαχῇ (didachē)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1322: Teaching, doctrine, what is taught. From didasko; instruction.

He said,
ἔλεγεν (elegen)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.


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